Colour

#3C00A4

#3C00A4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3C00A4 is a violet with RGB values 60, 0, 164 and HSL 262°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C00A4

RGBrgb(60, 0, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0, 0.6431

RGB percentages23.5%, 0%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(262, 100%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262, 100%, 64.3%)

CMYK63.4%, 100%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,932,324

CSS custom property--colour: #3C00A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#C3FF5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003AA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0031A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00405Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.4 Navy · ΔE 15.9 Indigo · ΔE 19.2 Medium blue · ΔE 22.3 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#68A400

Analogous#0016A4, #8E00A4

Triadic#A43C00, #00A43C

Split complementary#A48E00, #16A400

Tetradic#A40016, #68A400, #00A48E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A571FF

Lighter +30%#853EFF

Lighter +20%#640BFF

Lighter +10%#4F00D7

Darker −10%#290071

Darker −20%#17003E

Darker −30%#04000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C00A4

Less saturated −25%#421490

Channel breakdown

R60

B164

Red60 (23.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue261.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 00 · B A4

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